Uganda’s upcoming 2026 general elections face serious threats to credibility and public trust due to persistent security-related violence, vote buying, and a lack of transparency in the electoral process, according to governance experts.Speaking at a stakeholders’ dialogue organised in
Former South African Deputy President David Dabede Mabuza has died at a Johannesburg hospital after a short illness.He was 64.His death was confirmed by the African National Congress (ANC) on Thursday, with Secretary General Fikile Mbalula describing Mabuza as a patriot, freedom fig
Calvin Echodu has officially entered the race for the position of NRM Vice Chairperson for Eastern Uganda after being nominated by the party electoral commission.Echodu was nominated on Wednesday afternoon amidst supporters who thronged the NRM electoral commission headquarters .
A section of politicians and landlords in Obongi District are reportedly colluding with Balaalo herders to frustrate the implementation of Presidential Executive Order No. 2 of 2025, which directs the eviction of migrant cattle herders from Northern Uganda.The Obongi Resident District Co
Kinshasa: President Félix Tshisekedi used the occasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s 65th Independence Day to strongly defend his administration’s resource policy and regional diplomacy, pushing back against intensifying criticism from Nobel Peace P
The United Kingdom has publicly commended the recent efforts by the African Union, United States, and Qatar in brokering a peaceful resolution to the long-standing conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda.Following the signing of a peace agreement by the foreign m
In a decisive policy shift aimed at easing mounting tensions over land use and security, President Yoweri Museveni has ordered an immediate ban on the unrestricted movement of Balaalo cattle herders into Northern, Eastern, and North-Western Uganda.The pre
KINSHASA – Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, on Saturday held high-level talks with President Félix Tshisekedi at the State House in Kinshasa, underlining a renewed commitment to cooperation between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in matters of
The Justice Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Constant Mutamba, has resigned following the publication of a letter on Wednesday, showing he is under investigation for allegedly embezzling government funds.Mutamba had previously advocated for c
At the moment, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is quite busy travelling the nation and performing a number of regional evaluations.The president is surrounded by numerous guards, some of whom are well-known to the public while others are not.
